Idiom
dip a toe into
Meaning
Alternative form of dip one's toe in.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I want to dip a toe into painting this weekend.”
“Before committing to a full degree, she decided to dip a toe into photography by taking a short evening class.”
“He was hesitant to invest his savings, preferring instead to dip a toe into the market with a small, low-risk purchase.”
Examples
simple
“I want to dip a toe into painting this weekend.”
contextual
“Before committing to a full degree, she decided to dip a toe into photography by taking a short evening class.”
complex
“He was hesitant to invest his savings, preferring instead to dip a toe into the market with a small, low-risk purchase.”
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